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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Third down backs and change of pace guys are very valuable. There is no one who expected Charles to rush for 260 yards in a game, but I can damn sure tell you that there were several people who didn't want to sell him off for a late second day pick.
I've been as high on Charles as anyone on this site from the time he was a rookie, even if that ceiling was even higher than I'd imagined.
Hell, I had a disagreement with Mecca in the '08 draft thread about Felix Jones vs. Charles, arguing that Charles was the same kind of player and could be had later....turns out, Charles is better than Jones.
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I've called him a 3rd down back as well, and still have concerns about what a full season of "feature back" pounding would do for him. It's good to see him be one of the guys to step up and grab his opportunity to do something. He's certainly exceeded what I think most anyone, including the coaches, expected. But that's usually the story in the NFL when guys aren't first rounders...